Reborn As Lucky Star
Chapter 697 Paying a New Year’s Visit

Chapter 697: Chapter 697 Paying a New Year’s Visit

In the basement of the villa, Li Ruyun lightly drew her index finger across the palm of her left hand.

Her fingernail was like a blade, and a line of blood appeared in her palm at once.

The red liquid dripped drop by drop onto the floor.

Li Ruyun held her still-bleeding palm up in the air, directly opposite the shortened white candle.

As the blood fell on the flame, it hissed, and a rich, bloody scent immediately wafted through the basement.

Bathed in the flickering candlelight, Li Ruyun’s face was unnervingly illuminated from below.

Her eyes acquired a hint of blood-red.

Through the bloodline, Li Ruyun had fully sensed Yue Qingqing’s Qi Fortune.

It was like clouds tinted with gradually rising warm colors by the early sun, boundless and limitless, stirring up an inexplicable warmth and joy in others.

She had not expected Yue Qingqing’s fortune to be so prosperous.

Completely unlike what Li Ruyu had back then.

But from now on, it would all be hers.

A fleeting greed flashed in Li Ruyun’s eyes, and she clenched her fist with a smile, squeezing her bleeding palm tightly.

At that moment, Yue Qingqing in Daye Village felt Li Ruyun’s Curse Technique, gently resting her palm on her heart at the left side of her chest.

"Qingqing, what’s wrong?" Yue Xiaofang noticed her niece’s abnormality and immediately asked, "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Yue Qingqing shook her head, "No, I just ate a little too much."

As she spoke, the abundant Spiritual Energy around her flowed through her fingertips into her chest.

The mutton-fat jade she always wore was like a floodgate opening, pouring out the stored Spiritual Energy, enveloping Yue Qingqing incessantly.

"Goodbye."

Yue Qingqing silently recited in her mind, turning Spiritual Energy into a sharp dagger that ruthlessly severed the final blood connection between them.

"Puh!"

In the basement, Li Ruyun spat out a mouthful of fresh blood violently, and her body was flung backward onto the floor as if someone had struck her heart harshly.

Tiny remaining droplets of blood scattered in the air, falling on her face, half tinting it red.

The candle snuffed out suddenly, and the basement was plunged back into darkness.

An excruciating pain spread throughout her entire body. Li Ruyun felt as though every last bit of strength to even move her fingers was drained.

It was as if she had been stuffed into a meat grinder, her body shredded by rows of sharp iron plates, then spat out, leaving only a lifeless pile of broken flesh.

The Cultivation Base she had hard-earned over the years, plus what she had borrowed from Li Ruyu’s fortune, was all but demolished overnight.

She could distinctly feel something being peeled away from herself.

Why—

How could this be—

All Spiritual Energy leaked out from her ruined body, leaving only resentment roaming, bringing with it intense pain.

Li Ruyun closed her eyes and passed out completely.

Li Ruyu heard some noise coming from the basement but clung to the sofa, not daring to move, let alone go down to check.

Yue Qingqing looked down at her hands.

Just now, with the help of Li Ruyun’s evil cultivator Ability, she had cut the last tie of their bloodline.

That included her connection with her biological parents and Li Ruyu as well.

From now on, she had nothing to do with them, and their fortunes no longer affected her.

Yue Qingqing let out a breath, as if she had done something she had long wanted to do, and felt lighter all over.

Outside, firecrackers sounded from time to time, and the house was filled with happiness.

The family was discussing the skit that had just ended. Yue Xiaohu imitated a few lines in earnest, making everyone laugh endlessly.

Yue Jiannan exclaimed, "That kid is on the Spring Festival Gala this year too."

He was naturally talking about Yue Qingqing’s little senior brother who had grown from a child star into a true superstar.

On TV, Gong Qiming was singing a light-hearted pop song, his inherent Taohua eyes sparkling and eye-catching.

Watching him bask in the limelight onstage, who could imagine what he was like in private?

Just then, Yue Qingqing’s phone rang.

Seeing the familiar number, Yue Qingqing’s eyes curved in a smile, a deer-like softness added in her gaze.

"Brother Jiang, Happy New Year."

Jiang Jingze’s voice seemed to carry an undissolvable tenderness, like a fluffy brush gently sweeping past her ear.

Bringing a series of tingles without reason.

"Qingqing, Happy New Year."

"And—do you want to go out and have a look?"